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Funeral homes in Iredell County, NC

How Iredell County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #150 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.4M
On funerals · $137 a household
Spending per listing
$803K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,798
+12.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 funeral homes in Iredell County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Household spending on funerals in Iredell County comes to about $10.4M a year: $137 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 funeral homes, that is $803K per home, 18% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Iredell County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 15,269 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iredell County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Iredell County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #150 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Iredell County compares

The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Funeral homes in Iredell County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureIredell CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.32.1
Spending per listing$803K$582K$679K
Households per official establishment15,2698,2678,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$137$135$143
Median household income$81,419$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Iredell County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Iredell County

Population, 2025 estimate
211,798+12.9% since 2020
Households
76,344
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$81,419+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,658
Median home value
$321,400
Jobs located here
82,907
Daytime population
186,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for funeral homes, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Iredell County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brunswick County, NC94111.6$1.1M+26.5%#14 of 1,472
2Henderson County, NC9071.4$1.3M+5.0%#23 of 1,472
3Chatham County, NC8972.1$861K+11.0%#27 of 1,472
4Lincoln County, NC8261.6$927K+13.2%#50 of 1,472
5Carteret County, NC7872.2$763K+4.1%#93 of 1,472
6Burke County, NC7561.7$1M+1.6%#145 of 1,472
7Iredell County, NC75131.7$803K+12.9%#150 of 1,472
8Buncombe County, NC75232.3$784K+2.9%#151 of 1,472
9Wake County, NC73491.1$1M+11.2%#180 of 1,472
10Davidson County, NC72111.6$930K+6.6%#196 of 1,472

Other business types in Iredell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Iredell County, NC?

Iredell County has 13 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Iredell County, NC spend on funerals?

About $10.4M a year, or $137 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $803K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,344 households in Iredell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iredell County, NC compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Iredell County has 1.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $803K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Iredell County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,269 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Iredell County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Iredell County at 211,798 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,344 households. Median household income in Iredell County is $81,419, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Iredell County scores 75 for funeral homes (high), #150 of 1,472 scored counties.

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